Some time ago I
mentioned that the RAF Museum is developing a major permanent exhibition at its
Cosford site. The National Cold War Exhibition will be officially opened next
Wednesday and opens to the public the following day.
To mark the opening
of the exhibition we are holding a one-day conference on Tuesday 13 March at
Cosford - Speakers include Professor Peter Hennessey on the Cold War: the Secret
State and Dr Michael Kandiah on the impact of the Cold War on British domestic
politics, as well as official historians. Further details are available at
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/cold-war/conference.cfm
I'd be grateful if
you would draw this to the attention of any of your colleagues and readers who
may be interested.
The exhibition also
has a dedicated website www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org.uk which contains much
of the text and graphics from the exhibition and will offer the opportunity to
download podcasts (known as "Cold-casts") and view lessons in an on-line
classroom.
Peter
Elliott
Senior Keeper
Department of Research & Information
Services
Royal Air Force Museum
Hendon
London
NW9 5LL
Direct line 020-8358-4850
Switchboard 020-8205-2266
Fax 020-8358-4991
The National Cold War Exhibition, Royal Air Force Museum Cosford, opens to
the public on February 8th 2007
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